Two girls. One epic TV show. Hundreds of books to get through.

Every month we'll be reading one book from LOST that helped make the show as awesome as it was.
Hey, we all have to deal with LOST withdrawal somehow.

Book of the Month
July — Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
August — Heart of Darkness
September — Lord of the Flies

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Now that you’ve tumbled down the rabbit hole and gone through the looking glass

It’s time to talk about Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, perhaps two of the most referenced stories on LOST.

Because this a book club we want to encourage discussion rather than just writing up a review and telling you what we thought.

For the next 24 hours or so we shall be taking submissions on Alice connections to LOST. We will post the best ones and after that we will move onto Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

Just to get things rolling I’ll post a question—but feel free to submit your own or comment on anything else relating to the book.

What are some major recurring themes you saw in Alice that pertain to LOST?


If you knew Time as well as I do,” said the Hatter, “you wouldn’t talk about wasting it. 

Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland

If you knew Time as well as I do,” said the Hatter, “you wouldn’t talk about wasting it.

Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland


In another moment down went Alice after [the Rabbit] never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

In another moment down went Alice after [the Rabbit] never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland


“But it’s no use now,” thought poor Alice, “to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!”

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“But it’s no use now,” thought poor Alice, “to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!”

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland


“But then,” thought Alice, “shall I never get any older than I am now? That’ll be a comfort, one way—never to be an old woman…”

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“But then,” thought Alice, “shall I never get any older than I am now? That’ll be a comfort, one way—never to be an old woman…”

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland